Business

The chain is now allowing anyone to use their spaces, regardless of whether they purchase anything. May 22, 2018 4 min read Starbucks, in an effort to walk back from the recent bad press it received, has just made a terrible business decision. Did you catch it? According to USA …

The package came in a small black box, covered in tape. It had no return address. Under layers of packaging, there was a box labeled Smart Watch, with no brand name. Inside the box was the watch itself, which looked nothing like the inexpensive Apple Watch I’d hoped it would …

You could be reading a couple of books a month, or more, just by managing your time a little better. May 22, 2018 6 min read Do you want to read more but feel like you don’t have the time? You are not alone. “Not enough time” is the most …

Use this Monday motivation to make the most of your week. May 21, 2018 2 min read It’s Monday, and Mondays always feel like they go on forever. Most of us spend a lot of the day looking at our clocks, wishing that time would go faster. But, if the only …

Among the logical errors nearly everybody makes is thinking only everybody else make logical errors. May 22, 2018 6 min read Humans are often very irrational. If you’ve ever explored behavioral economics or psychology, you’ve likely found a host of examples demonstrating situations when we make objectively — and clearly — …

Potential investors need to be convinced that your idea is viable before they offer you cash. May 21, 2018 7 min read It’s thrilling to hit on a great idea for a business, and envision yourself at the helm of a lucrative new endeavor. Less thrilling, though, is the prospect of …

A nationwide ecosystem of accelerators, investment funds and conferences is strengthening black business ownership. May 22, 2018 5 min read According to the U.S. Black Chamber of Commerce, “African-American businesses have grown at an exponential rate in the 21st century.” Four months in and 2018 is already shaping up to …

Edith Mendoza was working at Damayan, a migrant workers’ organization, when she met a young woman, Sherile Pahagas, whose story was eerily like her own. Both Mendoza and Pahagas were from the Philippines. Both had searched for work on a website called greataupair.com. Both had found work at the home …

The gaffe filled media whirlwind of the former New York mayor and federal prosecutor is a case study in how not to represent your client. May 19, 2018 5 min read Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has been in the news lately for all the wrong reasons. After he …

Running a meeting isn’t always easy. However, this guide will make them a piece of cake. May 19, 2018 2 min read Meetings can go two ways: They can end up being hour-long slow-talking processes that rarely cover what they needed to cover, or they can be productive, to-the-point collaborative …